A special state Senate panel holding hearings on whether embattled Sen. Hiram Monserrate should remain in office has adjourned without making a decision.
The special committee, which has subpoena power, could recommend sanctions including Monserrate's expulsion from the senate.
The Queens Democrat was sentenced this month to probation for injuring his girlfriend by dragging her through his apartment lobby in December 2008. He could have been jailed for up to a year for misdemeanor assault.
It was the committee's final meeting scheduled before making its recommendations. The nine senators and a special counsel have been reviewing trial and grand jury records.
Monserrate did not attend. He has said repeatedly he has no intention of stepping down.
Sen. Andrew Lanza, a Republican member of the committee, said the process has been bipartisan and fair.
"There was no predetermined outcome here," Lanza said at a brief news conference before entering into executive session. "The process has been very open and continues."
Sen. Eric Schneiderman, a Democrat who chairs the committee, said there is no firm date on when a draft report will be finalized.
He said members of the committee are still assessing the evidence, and that there have been "no conclusions" on what happened the night Monserrate is accused of injuring his girlfriend.
Monserrate did not attend. A telephone message left with his lawyer wasn't immediately returned.
Monserrate, 42, was sworn in as a state senator weeks after the December incident involving his girlfriend. A former Marine and New York City police officer, he was elected in 2001 to the New York City Council.
Including Monserrate, the Democrats hold a 32-30 Senate majority. Earlier this year, Monserrate and Sen. Pedro Espada briefly joined Republicans in a coalition that led to gridlock in the chamber for more than a month.
The committee is made up of five Democrats, including Schneiderman, who represents part of Manhattan and the Bronx.
Others are Sens. Ruth Hassell-Thompson of the Bronx, Diane Savino of Staten Island, Toby Ann Stavisky of Queens and Andrea Stewart-Cousins of Yonkers.
Besides Lanza of Staten Island, Republican members of the committee include John Flanagan of Long Island, James Alesi of Monroe County and Catharine Young of Jamestown.
